Carried by Jesus

One night a man had a dream.

He dreamed he was walking

Along the beach with the Lord.

Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.

For each scene,

He noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,

One belonging to him, and the other to the Lord.

When the last scene of his life flashed before him,

He looked back at the footprints in the sand.

He noticed that many times along the path of his life

There was only one set of footprints.

He also noticed that it happened

At the very lowest and saddest times in his life.

This really bothered him

And he questioned the Lord about it.

"Lord, You said that once I decided to follow You,

You'd walk with me all the way.

But I have noticed that

During the most troublesome times in my life,

There is only one set of footprints.

I don't understand why when I needed

You most you would leave me."

The Lord replied,

"My precious, precious child,

I love you and I would never leave you.

During your times of trial and suffering,

When you see only one set of footprints,

It was then that I carried you."

Bazillion Books

We love books at our house. The problem was, though, that before we had these shelves built, we had to dig through boxes and boxes filled with books to find the one we were looking for. Not very convenient to go search under Biology textbook after Biology textbook to find the next Nancy Drew book in the series. You can see why this bookshelf is such a blessing! Lane, James, and I helped our Dad build them, and Mom painted them. We also made the shelves with spaces and drawers underneath for games(our Game closet was overflowing with games!) . We dusted off the books and set them in order. Now we have a sturdy bookshelf that's a whole lot nicer to look at than stacks of books piled in heaps!

My New Year's Resolution

This is my New Year's Resolution: to drink only water. Yep.....no soda, juice, tea, coffee or....... anything else that isn't water! What inspired me to only drink H20? I'm not really sure actually but my friend did the same thing last year so that could be part of it. I have to admit I thought she was a little crazy at first! I was thinking, "Water? For a whole year?! You've got to be kidding me!" Now I know drinking water really isn't all that bad. It's going pretty well, actually. Although it's does get a little uncomfortable when everyone else at the table is opening up their can of Sierra Mist and I have to sip meekly on my water.

I already have a confession to make, though. We were at McDonald's last week and my dad gave me a cup to fill up for somebody. So I filled it up with my special blend of Sprite, Orange Hi-C, and Strawberry Fruitopia. And, without thinking, I took a sip. I didn't realize what I had done until I got back to my seat and sat down! (It tasted really good by the way!) Uhhh! What does that mean now? Do I have to drink even more water? Do an extra day at the end of the year? Needless to say I was pretty mad at myself. Well, what's done is done I guess. The fourth day and I had already broken my resolution!

Anyway, I would love to know what your resolutions are! Just click, "Comment," and let me know! Thank you and I hope you have a great 2008!

Twin to a Doll

Silas was given a doll from a lady at our church(Mrs. Gwen Parker) a while ago. The doll had belonged to her mother but she thought it looked so much like him that he should have it!

Pemberton Kids

Happy Birthday, Dad!

Happy Birthday, Dad! My dad turned.....well I guess I shouldn't say. Anyway, we had a party for my dad and made him a cheesecake! Mom decorated it with chocolate frosting in the shape of a flower(not very manly but very creative!).We had a great time playing Settlers of Catan and as it was his birthday we had to let him win. No, not really(did you actually think I was serious?). We're too competitive at our house!

Upward and Onward!

Upward and onward they always say! Lane and James recently joined an Upward basketball team at a church near us. They're really excited to be playing basketball and they proudly showed off their uniforms to us!

Updated Picture of the Miles Man!

Miles will be 7 months old the 27th of December! He really is a cute little guy! He's starting to scoot around and every time he sees the nativity scene that we've set up in our living room, his eyes twinkle. You can tell he really wants to mess it up! :)

Popcorn Mania!

"Anyone want some popcorn?"

Aunt Gerri sent us a big tin filled with butter, cheese, and caramel popcorn! She also sent us some popcorn balls and candy to decorate them with. Breck tries one out....

"Thank you, Aunt Gerri!"